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2d  Session.      i 


HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES. 


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Ex.  Doc. 
No.  277. 


UNION'  PACIFIC  RAILROAD,  EASTERN  DIVISION. 


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LETTER 


THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  TREASURY. 


IN   ANSWER   TO 


rvsolulion  of  (he   House  of  February   \th,  last,   transmitting  report  of  the 
\president  of  the  Union  Paajic  railroad,  eastern  division,  for  the  years  1862, 
1863,  1864,  1865,  and  1866. 


Iw  (),  ]8(iH. — Referred  to  the  Committee  on  the  Pacific  Railroad  and  ordered  to  be  printed. 


Treasury  Department,  yiay  6,  1868. 

Sir  :  I  have  the  honor  to  enclose  herewith  a  copy  of  the  report  of  the  presi- 

tnt  of  the  Union  Pacific  Railway  Company,  eastern  division,  for  the  years 

562,   1863,   1864,   1865,  and   1866,  received  by  the  department  on  the   4th 

itant,  and  transmitted  in  conformity  with  House  resolution  of  February  4,  1868. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  very  respectfully, 

H.  Mcculloch. 

Secretary  of  the  Treasury. 
Hon.  Schuyler  C'olfa.x, 

Speaker  House  of  Representatives. 


Office  of  Union  Pacific  Railway  Co.,  Eastern  Divlsion, 

St.  Louis,  Mo.,  March  24,  1868. 
Sir  :   In  compliance  with  your  letter  of  6th  instant,  I  have  the  honor  to  sub- 
lit  the  following  report,  to  December  31,  1S66  : 


first. 


It  appears  from  the  records  now  in  the  possession  of  the  company,  thiit   in 
556  the  stockholders  in  the  orp^anization  were  as  follows : 


J.  M.  Alexander. 
Jas.  T.  Boyle. 
M.  P.  Rively. 
Majors,  Russell  &  Co. 
A.  Macauly. 
Hugh  Ewiiig. 
Jeremiah  Clark, 
.lohn  A.  Holdermaii. 
Suin'l  I).'Lpcpyppie. 
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A.  J.  Isacks. 
D.  A.  N.  Grover. 
Amos  Rees. 
J.  H.  Day. 
Sam'l  Harsli. 
Wm.  H.  Russell. 
H.  B.  Denman. 
A.  Beach. 
:..  p.  Nick?ei^.,  •  * 
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UNION    PACIFIC    RAILROAD,    EASTERN    DIVISION. 


Up  to  January  28,  1SG2,  additional  t^ub^criptions  wero  made  in  the  name  of 
J.  C.  Stone. 

It  appear.-*  by  the  books  that  the  stock  remained  principally  in  the  hands  of 
the  above  ])arties  until  February  15,  1864,  when  J.  C.  Stone  transferred  to 
Samuel  Hallett  his  interest,  and  on  February  2G,  1864,  a  list  of  stockholders 
was  made  up  as  follows  : 


James  T.  Boyle. 
:\I.  P.  Rively. 

A.  I\racaulev. 
Hugh  Pawing. 
Jererniah  Clark. 
John  A.  llolderman. 
Samuel  D,  Lecompte. 

B.  B.  Taylor. 

J.  M.  Alexander. 

D.  A.  \.  Grover. 
Amos  Rces. 

J.  H.  Day. 
Samuel  Harsh. 
H.  B.  Denman. 

A.  Beach. 

J.  P.  Nickles. 
William  Brindle. 
Samuel  Hallett. 
G.  B.  Reed. 

E.  L.  Berthond. 
Charles  A.  Grover. 
Daniel  L.  Henry. 
James  Davis. 

B,  F.  Simmons. 


Fred.  Emory. 

Elijah  Hughes. 

H.  Miles  Moore. 

J.  H.  McDowell. 

Luce  &  Marvin. 

0.  B.  Holman. 

Thomas  C.  Shoemaker, 

A.  C.  Swift. 

G.  W.  Hindman. 

Wm.  H.  Russell. 

M.  J.  Parrott. 

Thomas  S.  Gladding. 

R.  P.  C.  Wilson. 

S.  A.  Stinson. 

J.  C.  Fremont. 

Samuel  Denman. 

James  C.  Kenned}'. 

J.  D.  Perry. 

J.  B.  Alexander. 

A.  C.  Anderson. 

J.  K.  Hale. 

J.  P.  Devereux. 

T.  B.  Edgar. 

R.  J.  Wood. 


The  bocks  do  not  show  that  the  company  had  received  any  pay  for  this  stock. 
Samuel  Hallett  was  the  contractor  of  the  company  for  building  the  road  and 
was  to  be  paid  partly  in  stock.  If  he  had  performed  his  contract  he  would 
have  paid  for  the  stock,  in  whoh;  or  in  part,  transferred  to  him  by  J.  C.  Stone. 
In  the  perfiirmance  of  his  contract  he  earned  l,7oG  shares  of  stock,  and  this, 
with  other  full  paid  stock,  was  held  on  the  3d  day  of  April,  1865,  by  the  follow- 
ing named  parties,  assignees  of  original  subscribers  : 

John  D.  Perry.  John  P.  Devereux. 

Thomas  L.  Price.  S.  M.  Edgell. 

Carlos  S.  Greeley.  Henry  Bennett. 

Adolphus  Meier.  Samuel  T.  Glover. 

Giles  F.  Filley.  Samuel  A.  Stinson. 

Alex,  C.  Anderson. 
On  the  3d  and  4th  days  of  July,  ISG5,  under  and  in  pursuance  of  law,  all 
stock  of  the  company  held  by  delinquent  subscribers  was  forfeited  and  sold  to 
the  company  at  public  auction  at  Wyandotte,  Kansas,  leaving  at  that  time  the 
parties  named  in  the  above  list  as  the  only  stockholders  of  the  company. 
On  December  31,  1SG3,  the  stockholders  were  the  following: 


John  P^dgar  Thomson,  \ 


John  D.  Perry, 


trustees , 


(  Philadelphia. 
\  St.  Louis. 


LKAVE.\Wt)RTH    l^OL'N'TV,   1\A.\SAS. 

John  D.  IVj-r;^  *..; . ;.*; .^.'t^.'  .*:;..:  .»*..  .v'*^.  .".i  j..'.^. . .'..  .;  i  :St. iduis. 

John  P.  I  JeJvep.  •-•*.♦.  V-j  .V,.'  ■]  -:-,..  f  ;• ',-.-..'-    •'»  *.^.*  •.  '•/  •  j  I'l^pre*  Haute. 
Thomas  A.  Scott ^.  •  ; .  •   , -  -.;  -    •      .^. .  .  .  .    .  Philadelphia. 


UNION    PACIFIC    KAILROAD,    EASTERN    DIVISION.  3 

AVm.  H.  Clement Cincinnati. 

H.  J.  Jewett Zanesville. 

Thomas  L.  Price Jefferson  City. 

Adolphus  Meier , St.  Louis. 

Aslibell  Green New  York. 

Jolm  V .  Devereux St.  Louis. 

Samuel  A.  Stinson Leavenworth,  Ks. 

On  December  31,  1S66,  the  stockholders  of  the  company  were  the  following 

LEAVENWORTH  COUNTY,  KANSAS. 

H.  M.  Northrup New  York. 

John  Edgar  Thomson Philadelphia. 

Seyfert,  McManns  &  Co " 

M.W.Baldwin  c\:  Co 

H.  H.  Houston 

William  Thaw Pittsburg. 

Wm.  F.  Leech Philadelphia. 

Thomas  S.  Clarke Pittsburg. 

Thomas  A.  Biddle Philadelphia. 

Edward  .Miller 

Wm.  J.  Palmer St.  Louis 

Edward  Ely Philadelphia. 

D.  S.  Grey  aud  James  Means Columbus,  Ohio. 

W.  A.  Goodman Cincinnati, 

George  H.  Pendleton " 

A.  L.  Mowry " 

0.  H.  Kilgour " 

George  W.  McCook Steubenville, 

H .  Bancroft Columbus, 

S.  Medbury 

J.  Lough " 

W.  Failing 

C.  P.  Cassilly 

Ashbell  Green New  York. 

John  D.  Perry St.  Louis. 

C  S.  Greeley " 

Giles  F.  Filley 

Thomas  L,  Price Jefferson  City,  Mo. 

S.  M.  Edgell St.  Louis. 

Adolphus  Meier " 

.1 .  P.  Usher Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

.lames  Archer St.  Louis. 

Henry  Martin Cincinnati. 

George  Partridge St.  Louis. 

O.D.  Filley 

.John  D.  Locke New  York. 

Horace  Holton St.  Louis. 

Robert  E.  Carr '' 

Glover  &  Shepley " 

George  D.  Hall " 

F.  H.  Jackson Philadelphia. 

Robert  H.  Lamborn " 

Chas.  B.  Lamborn St.  Louis. 

J.  B.  Anderson Philadelphia. 

Edward  Miller,  trustee " 


4  UNION    PACIFIC    RAILROAD,    EASTERN    DIVISION. 

R.  M.  Shoemaker Glendale,  Ohio. 

Thomas  L.  Jewett Steubenville,  Ohio. 

Alfred  Gaither Cincinnati, 

H.  J.  Jewett Zanesville, 

J.  N.  Kinney Cincinnati, 

Thomari  Sherlock  . .  .  .' 

Wm.  Dennison Columbus, 

W.  n.  Clement Cincinnati,         " 

A.  H.  Barney New  York. 

Andrew  Gross '" 

L,  Devinny Cincinnati, 

J.  W.  Kirk  ...    New  York. 

Larz  Anderson Cincinnati,  " 

P.  AV.  Strader 

J.  j\[.  Davison Saratoga,  N.  Y. 

J.  Ilarshmau Dayton,       Ohio. 

Simon  Gebhart ....  " 

V.  Winters  &  Sou " 

B.  S.  &  W.  C.  Brown Columbus, 

B.  E.  Smith 

J.  II,  Rhodes Cincinnati, 

A.  H.  Lewis 

J.  R.  Swan Columbus, 

A.  C.  Anderson St.  Louis. 

D.  G.  Gale   

James  Smith " 

G.  C.  Swallow Columbia,  j\[o. 

D.  R.  Garrison St.  Louis. 

H.  C.  Cieveling 

William  Myers U.S.  army. 

Thomas  A.  Scott Philadelphia. 

Theodore  Cook Cincinnati. 

Edward  Miller,  trustee  R.  M.  S.  &  Co Philadelphia. 

Second — Names  of  Directors  and  other  officers. 

Directors,  Aj^ril,  1864. 

John  D.  Perry St.  Louis. 

J.  B.  Alexander " 

John  P.  Devereux " 

J.  C.  Kennedy " 

T.  B.  Edgar 

R.  B.  Wood Leavenworth. 

A.  C.  Anderson St.  Louis. 

J.  K.  Hale Wyandotte. 

S.  A.  Stinson .  . .Leavenworth. 

JOHN  D.  PERRY,  President. 
JOHN  P.  DEVEREUX, 

Secretary  and  Treasurer, 

Directors,  April,  1SG5. 

John  D.  Perry St.  Louis. 

Adolphus  Meier " 

G.  F.Filley 

C.  S.  Greely 

A.  C.  Anderson " 

J.  P.  Devereux " 


UNION    PACIFIC    RAILROAD,    EASTERN    DIVISION.  5 

Thomas  S.  Price Jefferson  City,  Mo. 

S.  A,  Stinson Leavenworth. 

J.  P.  Usher Terre  Haute. 

JOHN  D.  PERRY,  President. 

JOHN  P.  DEVEREUX, 

Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

Directors,  April,  1866. 

John  1).  Perry St.  Louis. 

Adolphus  Meier " 

John  P.  Devereux " 

Thomas  L.  Price Jefferson  City,  Mo. 

H.  J.  Jewett : Zanesville,  Ohio. 

William  H.  Clement Cincinnati. 

Thomas  A.  Scott Philadelphia. 

John  McManus Philadelphia. 

George  Partridge St.  Louis. 

JOHN  D.  PERRY,  President. 

ADOLPHUS  MEIER, 

Vice-President. 

WM.  J.  PALMER, 

Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

TlllHL) — Amount  of  Stock  subscribed  and  the  amount  thereof  actually  paid  in 

December  31,  lS6o. 

Total  stock   subscribed S2,  399,000 

Stock  issued 564,800 

Stock  earned  but  not  issued 615,000 

Stock  subscribed  December  31, 1866 5,  001,000 

Stock  issued 2,  401,000 

Fourth — Surveys. 

It  is  impracticable  at  this  date  to  make  au  accurate  statement  of  the  cost  of 
the  surveys  of  the  company  up  to  December  31,  1806. 

Preliminary  surveys  were  made  of  the  line  as  far  as  Fort  Riley,  by  the  com- 
pany, but  the  lines  were  rcsurveyed  under  the  supervision  of  its  contractors, 
and  the  expense  of  such  work  was  a  part  of  the  cost  of  construction. 

In  1865  preliminary  surveys  were  run  up  the  valley  of  the  Republican  river, 
and  from  Fort  Riley  to  Denver  via  the  Smoky  Hill  route  ;  the  cost  of  which 
was  also  charged  to  the  accoiuit  of  construction,  and  borne  by  the  contractors, 
as  stated  in  my  report  dated  February  29,  1868. 

FrKTH. 

Prior  to  October  16, 1866,  the  completed  portion  of  the  road  was  in  the  bauds 
of,  and  operated  by,  the  contractors,  who  were  in  receipt  of  its  earnings. 

In  1864  the  gross  receipts  for  passengers  were $634  58 

In  1865  the  gross  receipts  for  passengers  were .32,  152   40 

In  1866  the  gross  receipts  for  passengers  were 209,  523  63 

Sixth. 

In  1864  the  gross  receipts  for  I'reight  Avere $663  28 

In  1865  the  gross  receipts  for  freight  were (^5,  817  50 

In  1866  the  gross  receipts  for  freight  were 217,  730   11 

Miscellaneous  earnings,  1 865 2,  555  99 

Miscellaneous  earnings,  1866 15,  073   46 

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()  UNION    PACIFIC    RAILROAD,    EASTERN    DIVISION. 

Seventh  and  Ekihth. 

Coutiacts  had  been  made  for  the  construction  of  the  entire  road,  which  were 
not  performed. 

In  accordance  with  the  terms  of  these  contracts  considerable  advances  were 
made  to  the  contractors,  and  their  faihire  to  perform  their  agreements  subjected 
the  company  to  heavy  losses. 

These  losses  are  all  carried  into  the  cost  of  the  road,  and  embraced  in  the 
indebtedness  of  the  company,  as  contained  in  full  in  my  report  of  February 
20,  ISCS. 

I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

JOHN  1).  PERRY,  P/rsiihvt. 
lion.  Hi  (;h  McCulloch, 

Sccri'tary  of  the  Treasury. 


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